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Brabander, 31, enters the last week as number seven in the standings, but when he is in Kruijswijk, he climbs a few positions. With a two-minute delay at number three, Tom Dumoulin, he still has the podium in sight
The plan is to eliminate bearer Geraint Thomas and number two Chris Froome, teammates at Sky. "We have to try to make sure that Sky is tired and do the work himself, and now they have a teammate every time they can bridge the gap," Kruijswijk said Monday against . therefore announces to attack offensive. "If you keep waiting and find out that the others were not very good after all, you are too late, you have to dare to lose."
With his teammate Primoz Roglic, Kruijswijk also has a solid ally. The Slovenian is even better, fourth at 48 seconds from Dumoulin and 2.38 minutes behind Thomas
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Both drivers feel well ahead of the last stages of the mountain. "This field is better for me," says Kruijswijk. "I think we are very well suited for both of us."
Roglic is not only going to win. "I'm mad if I become second, third or fifteenth, I will do my best for the team and I will be happy in the end."
Team leader Frans Maassen also does not have his two climbing goats. goal. "I think we need to reach our highest level every day in the third week, but we have to make the most of it, but what we see in Paris."
The Tour continues on Tuesday with the first Pyrenean round, from Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon. After a calm start, the riders of the last 70 kilometers meet three big teams, two of the first category and one of the second.
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